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The Motley Fool
July 17, 2007
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Energy Jargon, Demystified: Contango and Backwardation Oil and gas terminology in plain English. These terms may sound like exotic yoga positions, but in fact, they refer to the price of oil and gas futures. |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2010
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These Energy Bets Could Warm Up Your Portfolio Specialized ETFs can prevent sticker shock on your utility bills. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2010
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Oil ETF Investing: 5 Ways to Play Read this to help you decide how to bet on one of the world's most sought-after resources. |
The Motley Fool
June 24, 2011
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Commodity ETFs: It Takes Two to Contango We outline five ETFs currently exhibiting contango patterns for investors interested in this budding industry. |
The Motley Fool
October 25, 2006
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Why Futures Markets Are Important Understanding how futures work is important -- even if you never use them yourself. |
The Motley Fool
May 10, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Speculators Aren't to Blame for Energy Prices Our blame is in the wrong place for high prices at the pump. |
The Motley Fool
March 8, 2006 |
The Folly of Futures Pork bellies may not be as attractive as you thought. Here's why. |
The Motley Fool
December 10, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Protect Yourself From Spiking Energy Prices There are ways you can save yourself from pain at the pump by investing in utilities. |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Stop Demonizing Derivatives Derivatives didn't kill Wall Street; financial institutions did. |
The Motley Fool
January 17, 2007
Zoe Van Schyndel |
A Farming Fund Sprouts Up If you want to farm the market by investing in agricultural commodities, PowerShares DB Agriculture Fund is one way to accomplish that, but be aware of this fund's complexity and the potential for a wild ride. |
Financial Advisor
April 2006
Matt Hougan |
Rolling With Commodities Commodities can play an important role in a portfolio, and the much-anticipated Deutsche Bank commodities ETF can be a good vehicle to add them. But with oil deeply in contango, and expenses still on the high side, a shade of extra care is needed. |
The Motley Fool
September 2, 2005
Dean Paton |
Keeping an Eye on Refco The IPO roster includes companies benefiting from the commodity boom. Among them, Refco is one to watch. |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2010
Jacob Roche |
When Commodities Attack! Always keep an eye on the resources your companies need the most. |
The Motley Fool
November 29, 2011
Aimee Duffy |
Natural Gas ETFs: The Basics Are natural gas ETFs the right investment for you? |
The Motley Fool
August 1, 2006
Mike Norman |
The Reason for High Oil Prices The rise in oil prices has become a very pressing issue. All the talk in the world about what will stop the energy price rise is moot if we fail to see it as a consequence of speculation, not supply and demand. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
This Oil Play Will Burn You Commodity ETFs don't always work out the way you'd expect. |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2009
Christopher Barker |
Discover Royal Returns in Natural Gas Healthy dividends and overlooked shares create a natural choice for the natural gas sector. |
The Motley Fool
June 18, 2010
Michael Johnston |
Five Drivers Of UNG's Spring Rally After a government report showing that natural gas supplies increased less than expected the United States Natural Gas Fund extended its rally. |
The Motley Fool
May 6, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
3 Ways to Profit From the Next Oil Boom With energy prices starting to head back up, you won't be able to ignore what's going on in the oil patch much longer. |
Financial Advisor
July 2011
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Natural Selection Are futures or natural resource stocks the best way to get commodity exposure? |
BusinessWeek
July 22, 2010
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Amber Waves of Pain Lured by the idea of profiting from raw materials, investors put $277 billion into commodity ETFs and related securities by the end of 2009. Then they noticed a problem: When commodities go up, the commodity ETFs often don't. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2010
Michael Johnston |
Inside the CORN ETF Perk up your ears for tips on how to play this commodity-specific fund. |
BusinessWeek
May 1, 2006
Aaron Pressman |
A High-Risk Diet For Investors Why a portfolio full of commodities may not be the best hedge against inflation. |
The Motley Fool
April 14, 2011
Eric Dutram |
Thursday's ETF to Watch: United States Natural Gas Fund Today's EIA weekly natural gas storage report should attract extra attention from traders in the commodities space and make this an ETF to watch. |
The Motley Fool
October 4, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
Are These Investments Worth the Risk? Trading futures directly has pros and cons. |
The Motley Fool
February 1, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Chicago Merc Battles Momentum The futures exchange posts strong growth, but it's not enough for investors in this momentum-crowd darling. |
The Motley Fool
February 21, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Make Money From Mother Nature Investors, to some extent, the weather has an effect on nearly every business. Weather futures make watching the latest forecasts much more interesting. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2005 |
Mutual Fund Monitor Commodities futures have unique diversification properties and, on average, perform well whenever stocks and bonds have done poorly. |
Financial Advisor
January 2012
Brad Zigler |
The Future of Refiners Foretold Refining has been a particularly volatile business since the 2008 economic nosedive. |
The Motley Fool
October 3, 2006
Mike Norman |
Don't Get Comfortable With Cheap Oil Still-untamed speculation on oil prices means it can snap back at any time. Investors, beware. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2005
Donald Jay Korn |
Hot Commodities Real assets are on a tear. Better yet, they offer great diversification and a hedge against inflation. The current trend probably has room to run, and there are other very real reasons to allocate a regular portion of clients' portfolios to commodities. |
Financial Advisor
November 2007
Jeff Schlegel |
New Twists On The Oldest Economy Formerly plodding agriculture is now running in the fast lane, but the run-up in index performances and in the valuations of certain agribusinesses might give investors pause despite the sector's seemingly positive long-term trends. |
BusinessWeek
June 25, 2009
Aaron Pressman |
Capitalizing on Cheap Natural Gas Oil prices have climbed steeply, which has investors eyeing natural gas plays. But it can be tricky. |
BusinessWeek
September 6, 2004
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: That Last-Quarter Slowdown Is Old News Despite surging oil prices, a waffling stock market, and some surprisingly weak job numbers, the economy began the third quarter on much firmer ground. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2012
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How to Make Money From a Natural Gas Bounce Be careful with commodity ETFs. |
The Motley Fool
January 7, 2009
Selena Maranjian |
Hyperinflation Is U-G-L-Y A big increase in inflation is often a concern to many, and even now some worry that it might be in our future. What can investors do to fight it? |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Making Money With Metals The commodities craze has brought with it new ways to invest. As with any other hot investment area, you should tread carefully when considering precious metals for your portfolio. |
The Motley Fool
August 26, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Smithfield Doesn't Go Whole Hog Profits for pork and beef producer, Smithfield Foods, more than double but were restrained by futures contracts. |
BusinessWeek
January 20, 2011
Asjylyn Loder |
Limiting the Speculators The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's proposal to limit the number of contracts that speculators can own. |
Finance & Development
December 2008
Thomas Helbling |
Commodity Price Boom Is Over A reassessment of emerging economies' growth prospects has fundamentally changed the outlook for commodity markets |
The Motley Fool
May 16, 2007
Zoe Van Schyndel |
It's a Gas: The First Natural Gas Fund The first natural gas fund, United States Natural Gas Fund offers diversity -- and volatility. |
The Family Room
Gary Foreman |
Why 'Gas Out' Won't Work ...email encouraging people to support a 'Gas Out' from April 7 to 9th. Everyone would refuse to buy gas those days... |
BusinessWeek
February 5, 2007
Roben Farzad |
Oil: It's Back To Supply And Demand The speculators who bid up the market last year are in retreat. So much for the new reality. |
BusinessWeek
August 6, 2007
James Mehring |
Come Fall, Relief At The Pump The expectation of lower gas prices and stronger consumer spending assumes no more major refinery problems and a repeat of last year's mild hurricane season. |
Financial Advisor
May 2006
Louis Stanasolovich |
Managed Futures: Worth A Look Most financial advisors and the general public have little knowledge of managed futures as an investable asset class, but they offer a way to increase returns and diversification in a long-term bear market. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2012
Kristen Capuano |
The Big Idea: Fighting Contango For investors and advisors eager to add to or adjust their commodity allocations, the contango-fighting approach of a next-generation commodity product may be worth a closer look. |
The Motley Fool
April 28, 2004
Mark Mahorney |
The Allure of Merc Markets Extreme economic volatility adds to the viability of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Is the exchange's stock a good buy? |
BusinessWeek
February 6, 2006
Stanley Reed |
Oil Prices: The New Reality Futures traders are already assuming sky-high oil prices are here to stay. |
BusinessWeek
May 28, 2007
Frederik Balfour |
Can China Defuse Its Stock Market? Index futures might create stability, but Beijing fears they could prick the bubble. |
